State Sanctioned Murder: Officers Found Not Guilty In Kelly Thomas Slaying

In what can only be described as a despicable display of injustice, two ex-police officers were found not guilty Monday afternoon for the murder of Kelly Thomas. Thomas was a 37-year-old homeless man, diagnosed with schizophrenia who was beaten, tased, and suffocated to death by three policemen. How these lawyers were able to form a jury of men and women who could acquit these men, I cannot fathom. Reports coming out also state that the District Attorney's office won't even try the 3rd officer who took part in this atrocity.Having watched the video, which is disturbing to the point of almost eliciting tears and nausea, I can say without a doubt that these men were murderers who went above and beyond any state-defined (really "undefined") "necessary" use of force to inflict as much bodily damage to Thomas as they possibly could. The man was beaten with clubs, forced to the ground where he was pinned, then repeatedly kicked, punched, clubbed, and tased in the face. Tased in the face.While the video below is a troubling view, and one that isn't easily forgotten, I encourage you to watch it all the same to remind yourself of the cruelty and viciousness that can be taken out when certain men and women are placed above the law. This is an example of the government's monopoly on legal violence. Even more sickening is that many individuals in society, including apparently those on this jury, also view State agents as above the law, and hold a much different standard for what is an "acceptable" use of violence when it is applied by law enforcement.This can happen to anyone, anywhere. Every single one of us, be they homeless, mentally handicapped, or just in the wrong place at the wrong time, can be a victim of state violence. I don't know if it's simply being reported more as people are becoming more tech-savvy, or more aware of their rights, but reports of stomach-churning police brutality have been on the rise. We already covered several disturbing cases in earlier editions of Felony Friday.When the State is entrusted to safeguard the public, it's agents are placed above the law, and when society at large accepts this premise, there is no safe haven from its monopoly on violence. Were this you or I and two of our friends, and we were "defending" ourselves in a situation that ended in us sitting atop a defenseless man, tasing him in the face repeatedly and putting him into a coma from which he would not awake, we would likely be sentenced to life in prison, or death.Meanwhile, these ex-soldiers of the State walk free.Enjoy your pensions, boys.UPDATE: Be sure to check out this special edition of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, when I am joined by Brian Engelman of The New American Media to discuss the Kelly Thomas verdict.Receive access to ALL of our EXCLUSIVE bonus audio content – including “Conspiracy Corner”, “Degenerate Gamblers” and the “League of Liberty Podcast” by joining the Lions of Liberty Pride and supporting us on Patreon!